South Carolina House Bill 3181 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 23-15)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Caskey, Bryant, Clemmons, Hardee, Dillard, Bannister, Willis, G.R.Smith, B.Cox, W.Cox, Huggins, Kirby, Yow, Calhoon, Spires, W.Newton, Hixon, Gilliam, Jefferson, R.Williams, Henegan, Rivers, Ridgeway, Clyburn, Funderburk, Simmons, McDaniel, S.Williams, Ott, Brawley
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 16-3-2010, As Amended, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of Trafficking In Persons Offenses, So As To Revise The Definition Of "sex Trafficking" To Include Certain Sexual Exploitation And Prostitution Offenses Involving Minors; To Amend Section 16-3-2020, As Amended, Relating To The Elements Of Trafficking In Persons Offenses, Penalties, And Defenses, So As To Ensure That A Minor Victim Adjudicated Delinquent For A Violation Of The Article May Have The Record Of Conviction Expunged; To Amend Section 17-30-70, Relating To Procedures For The Interception Of Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communications, So As To Include In The Purview Of The Statute Offenses Involving Trafficking In Persons; By Adding Section 16-3-2110 So As To Provide For The Appointment Of A Special Victim's Advocate For Minor Victims Of Trafficking In Persons Offenses; By Adding Section 16-3-2120 So As To Direct The Appropriate Agencies To Coordinate With The Human Trafficking Task Force For The Training Of Judges, Prosecutors, And Law Enforcement; And By Adding Section 16-3-2130 So As To Create The Offense Of Promoting Travel For Prostitution Or Sex Trafficking And Provide Penalties.

Human trafficking

Rep. Russell Fry [R]	Rep. Mandy Norrell [D]	Rep. Anne Thayer [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]
Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]
Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Bruce Bryant [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]
Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]
Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. West Cox [R]	Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Rep. Roger Kirby [D]
Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]	Rep. Kit Spires [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]
Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]	Rep. Michael Rivers [D]	Rep. Robert Ridgeway [D]	Rep. William Clyburn [D]
Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Krystle Matthews [D]	Rep. Annie McDaniel [D]	Rep. Shedron Williams [D]
Rep. Russell Ott [D]	Rep. Wendy Brawley [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Caskey, Bryant, Clemmons, Hardee, Dillard, Bannister, Willis, G.R.Smith, B.Cox, W.Cox, Huggins, Kirby, Yow, Calhoon, Spires, W.Newton, Hixon, Gilliam, Jefferson, R.Williams, Henegan, Rivers, Ridgeway, Clyburn, Funderburk, Simmons, McDaniel, S.Williams, Ott, Brawley
2019-01-16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
2019-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	2010	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	2020	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	2110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	2120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	2130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
17	30	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3181&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3181_20181218.htm